Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.11/cwt -10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 473 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $160.97/cwt -10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.78/cwt -6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 529 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	656	635	626
Feeder cattle	512	385	422
Slaughter cattle	119	148	158
Replacement cattle	25	41	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady with two outstanding cows at 94.00-95.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacements lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	423	8	165.00–166.00	$165.88	$702	-9.12
460–485	475	20	157.50–162.50	$160.97	$765	-10.42
515–545	523	4	152.50–157.50	$153.80	$804	—
605–615	610	2	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$881	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	4	170.00	$170.00	$790	—
505–545	515	13	160.00–165.00	$162.09	$835	—
560–570	563	4	152.50–155.00	$154.37	$869	-14.63
610–640	618	4	151.00–155.00	$153.96	$951	-8.04
675–680	679	6	140.00–141.00	$140.83	$956	—
775	775	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	162.50	$162.50	$626	-12.50
405	405	2	160.00	$160.00	$648	-6.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	155.00–157.50	$155.76	$514	—
355–380	368	16	150.00–155.00	$152.76	$562	—
405–440	424	9	145.00–150.00	$147.37	$625	—
460–485	473	20	143.00–147.50	$145.11	$686	-10.44
510–540	527	16	140.00–147.50	$143.91	$758	-9.46
550–575	562	3	137.00–140.00	$138.17	$777	-1.83
705	705	2	116.00–117.00	$116.50	$821	-3.40
750	750	1	114.00	$114.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	306	11	147.50–153.00	$149.35	$457	—
360–380	373	8	140.00–147.50	$143.74	$536	—
400–430	412	11	135.00–142.50	$138.59	$571	-22.41
465–495	480	11	135.00–142.50	$140.09	$672	-6.25
505–520	515	7	131.00–135.00	$132.34	$682	—
570–580	573	4	125.00–131.00	$128.98	$739	+2.38
630–645	639	5	118.00–121.00	$119.81	$766	+3.18
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$392	—
310–320	314	4	130.00–140.00	$133.80	$420	—
350–370	360	4	130.00–137.50	$134.36	$484	-18.82
405–410	406	5	125.00–130.00	$126.01	$512	-18.46
460–495	482	3	120.00–127.50	$124.08	$598	-11.46
500–535	513	5	115.00–125.00	$119.08	$611	-5.84
560–580	570	2	110.00–120.00	$115.09	$656	+1.46
630–640	637	3	107.50–110.00	$109.18	$695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	160.00–165.00	$162.60	$525	—
360–380	368	4	153.00–157.50	$155.14	$571	-10.64
400–430	410	8	142.50–152.50	$147.49	$605	-10.33
455–480	461	11	135.00–145.00	$139.01	$641	-7.75
505–520	514	4	122.50–132.50	$129.41	$665	-6.79
550–570	564	10	120.00–125.00	$123.17	$695	-4.20
600–640	620	5	119.00–125.00	$121.32	$752	-4.87
670–690	682	3	114.00–117.50	$115.48	$788	-6.46
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	366	5	162.50–170.00	$167.94	$615	-14.56
415–445	426	7	155.00–160.00	$157.88	$673	-8.70
450–460	453	6	152.50–155.00	$153.35	$695	-4.85
515–545	527	6	140.00–150.00	$145.76	$768	-1.61
550–590	564	5	130.00–140.00	$133.59	$753	-8.74
600–625	606	15	127.50–135.00	$129.67	$786	-6.12
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	418	3	163.00–167.50	$164.52	$688	—
465–475	470	2	160.00–167.50	$163.79	$770	-8.37
510–540	529	16	152.50–160.00	$156.78	$829	-6.48
555–565	560	3	147.50–152.50	$150.01	$840	-4.03
605–635	615	3	137.50–147.50	$140.94	$867	—
660–675	668	4	130.00–135.00	$132.88	$888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1335	1270	80-85%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.67	$847	-14.14
955–1660	1282	80-85%	41	69.00–76.00	$71.87	$921	-8.94
1020–1685	1316	80-85%	17	77.00–84.00	$80.14	$1,055	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1140	1010	85-90%	8	63.00–67.00	$64.60	$652	-3.08
835–1470	1011	85-90%	10	55.00–62.00	$58.78	$594	-8.90
965–1165	1065	85-90%	2	69.00	$69.00	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1720	1556	75-80%	7	68.00–73.00	$71.85	$1,118	+2.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1685	1448	3	94.00–99.00	$95.47	$1,382	—
1510–1995	1647	5	102.00–109.00	$105.31	$1,734	-6.85
1820–2170	1995	2	111.00–114.00	$112.37	$2,242	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
900–1055	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	690.00–840.00	$780.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1095–1240	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–960.00	$884.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	720.00	$720.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.